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Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

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Museum of International Folk Art

Browse folk art, toys and textiles from more than 100 countries in galleries on Santa Fe's Museum Hill.

706 Camino Lejo · Santa Fe, NM

About Museum of International Folk Art

Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, this state museum on Museum Hill holds more than 130,000 objects from over 100 countries. The Girard Wing's long-running exhibition, Multiple Visions: A Common Bond, displays folk art, toys and textiles from around the world. Changing shows fill the other galleries, recently including fantasy coffins from Ghana. The museum shares Milner Plaza with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

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